The varying degrees of sexual independence in Philadelphia during the early 1700s-early 1800s were representative of the social and political issues of the period. Pre-Revolution‚ colonists successfully decimated the strict boundaries of British common law in regard to marital divorce and expanded the desire for personal freedom to a powerful platform: sex. Philadelphia’s shifting sexual parameters reflected the overarching gender‚ class‚ and racial growing pains felt by a newly formed nation. The
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community identifying that virginity has little meaning‚ as the hymen can be torn or stretched by a variety of nonsexual activity. These issues are important because they negatively impact young women by tying their worth to the status of their sexuality. The concept of virginity is often exclusively limited to heterosexual encounters and is frequently used to delegitimize the sexual relationships of same sex
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Straight-Edge and the Scene For some youth it’s all about the scene. What is the scene? The scene is a general reference to the music venues in which these youth participate. The straight-edge subculture is one that many may not be familiar with. Why is this? Probably because the straight-edge lifestyle is one of the few countercultures in which the youth that is involved tries to steer clear of drugs and overindulgence. It is closely related to the hardcore/punk music scene. The straight-edge
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A Loss of Innocence in Wordsworth’s "Nutting" A romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth examines the relationship between the individual and nature. In the poem "Nutting‚" Wordsworth focuses on the role that innocence plays in this relationship as he describes a scene that leads to his own coming of age. Unlike many of his other poems‚ which reveal the ability to experience and access nature in an innocent state‚ "Nutting" depicts Wordsworth’s inability as a young boy to fully appreciate nature‚ causing
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Social purity feminist and new moralists had different beliefs and advocated for different things when it came to female sexuality. According to Bland‚ social purity feminists advocated that when it came to the women’s body they had every right to say no to all unwanted sexual advances‚ this included married women (Bland‚ 1983). They also advocated that a married woman should have the right to control conception of a child‚ they suggested one of two ways to do so and this was by either continence
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Not All Paraphilias Are Mental Disorders KentP_A4_A2.doc PSY 381 By Parley Kent Not all paraphilias or lifestyle choices should be considered for changes in the next version of the DSM. How do you determine what
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as a variant of normal sexuality. Also toys‚ sexual role-play‚ and different aspects of some fetishes which are considered normal adult entertainment have often been confused with this condition (Carroll‚ 2010). There is also trouble with deciphering whether certain types of
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Masturbation – isn’t it harmful??? Most of the professionals in the field of sexuality medicine claim that masturbation does not cause any harm to physical or mental health. Few even feel that masturbation is healthy‚ because it helps people to relive their sexual urge there by preventing unsafe sexual relationships. Quiet true‚ Masturbation may not cause any physical harm‚ if the standards of hygiene are maintained. But the same cannot be true when we look at it from a psychological perspective
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it entirely seems to demonstrate a callous disregard toward the personal sentiment of other members of the feminist community. For many‚ The Vagina Monologues has been an affirming and transformative experience. The play’s exploration of female sexuality‚ sexual assault and other topics of female empowerment is a powerful display of self-ownership and the reclamation of power that has been used against women in the United States and abroad. To blithely denigrate the importance of this play is a clear
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Sex Sells: Victoria’s Secret In this paper‚ we will be discussing the ways in which Victoria’s Secret uses sex appeal in their advertising campaigns. Victoria’s Secret is the largest American retailer of lingerie founded by Roy Raymond‚ on June 12 1977. Victoria’s Secret grossed $5000 in its first year of business‚ and in 2012 sales were $6.12 billion. Victoria’s Secret is known for its catalogues and annual fashion shows: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Their catalogues now
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